YAY! We now have a confirmed date.
"Challenge of the Gobots" - The Series Volume One DVD will be released on May 6th, 2014. (just about 2 weeks away)
It will be a Manufacture on Demand title from Warner Archive. It's a 3 disc set containing the first 30 episodes of the series. We should see a second volume come later down the road with the rest of the episodes for the series.
Nice to finally see this 1980s classic come to DVD!
Check out the cover art at the link.
http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Challenge-GoBots-The-Series-Volume-1/19725

_________________"I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No man comes to the Father but by me." - Jesus (John 14:6)

"You can do anything you want to do if you put your mind to it."- MacGyver

Well, we'll see.
I remember seeing the Gobots some as a kid, but it's been a long time since I've seen it. I may want to rent it before I would buy it- I'm just always excited to see more 1980s cartoons on DVD- at least it's good to know they're available for whenever I have the money for them.

_________________"I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No man comes to the Father but by me." - Jesus (John 14:6)

"You can do anything you want to do if you put your mind to it."- MacGyver

To begin with, I have bootlegs of the series and happily have my pre-order all lined up for the official release. Since I feel like I should support releases like this, especially, if I have vhs or other media copies.

I probably would say that very few things that I reacquaint myself with from my childhood live up to those memories. The series is, sorry to say, kinda lame. As a kid I watched the show, I had the toys, and at the time Tonka (who owned the US rights) was still a Minnesota (home state pride thing) company.

But, unfortunately, people (me) make the comparison with arguably a much better product all around with the Transformers. There are reasons why Transformers did better. Mattel eventually buying Tonka and not wanting two competing products, and generally the better product was what Mattel was already promoting. Also, the stories are just okay, and don't require to much thinking.

I enjoy GoBots for the memories the cartoon and toys gave me. But, me today, would probably have passed on it. I guess what I am saying is if this series was a favorite and well remembered, I would say go for it for the nostalgia. If this cartoon only filled a very minor slot when Transformers were not on, skip it, save some Energon Cubes and get the "other" aliens who are robots and also vehicles cartoon!

I honestly don't recall watching a ton of Gobots as a kid, but I feel like I probably saw an episode here and there. I agree; it was kind of the cartoon to watch when Transformers wasn't on. I think even as a kid, some folks kinda knew [or held the view] that Transformers was the real deal and Gobots was the clone- lol. Still- I would probably enjoy watching some Gobots again- but it would definitely be a rental for me. But it's a fun '80s cartoon and in my opinion still way better than a lot of stuff on today- so yeah, I'm happy to see it available on DVD.

_________________"I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No man comes to the Father but by me." - Jesus (John 14:6)

"You can do anything you want to do if you put your mind to it."- MacGyver

Ya know? what really kills it is that so uninspired "disc 2" printed on the front of the disc. Otherwise it looks really neat.

Nice to know that you got the real thing, though. And thank you for sharing that useful info for us outside the US.

It is pretty goofy looking! It is a paper laser printed label, stuck on the dvd, and there are 9 dvd's in that case. My potato photo doesn't truly reveal the awesomeness of the utter crappiness of the beast!

Ya know? what really kills it is that so uninspired "disc 2" printed on the front of the disc. Otherwise it looks really neat.

Nice to know that you got the real thing, though. And thank you for sharing that useful info for us outside the US.

It is pretty goofy looking! It is a paper laser printed label, stuck on the dvd, and there are 9 dvd's in that case. My potato photo doesn't truly reveal the awesomeness of the utter crappiness of the beast!

I have had discs that looked way worse than that, thatīs for sure. In fact, most of them are just blank DVDs scratched with a black marker =P!

But to be fair, your picture does make it look somewhat nice. I can't say so for the cover art, though.

I have had discs that looked way worse than that, thatīs for sure. In fact, most of them are just blank DVDs scratched with a black marker =P!

But to be fair, your picture does make it look somewhat nice. I can't say so for the cover art, though.

Oh man, you and me both! If I wasn't as organized as I am, I shudder at all the horribly marked and labeled media I have getting all mixed up. VHS tapes are the worst! I ain't got time to list every single "whatever" may be on a tape, so most just say "keep" or "cartoons" or nothing at all.

That would be a fun thread. Show your most horribly marked, if at all, tape or disc, and see if people can guess what is really on it!

I have had discs that looked way worse than that, thatīs for sure. In fact, most of them are just blank DVDs scratched with a black marker =P!

But to be fair, your picture does make it look somewhat nice. I can't say so for the cover art, though.

Oh man, you and me both! If I wasn't as organized as I am, I shudder at all the horribly marked and labeled media I have getting all mixed up. VHS tapes are the worst! I ain't got time to list every single "whatever" may be on a tape, so most just say "keep" or "cartoons" or nothing at all.

That would be a fun thread. Show your most horribly marked, if at all, tape or disc, and see if people can guess what is really on it!

I like the way you think, Mr West

And I certainly like the idea you proposed, but my camera still is missing in action :/